After Himachal Pradesh, its neighbouring hill state, Uttarakhand, has been witnessing a rapid rise in the inflow of tourists after it eased Covid-19 induced curbs in the state. Tourists have been gathering in Mussoorie, the popular hill station of the state, also called 'Queen of Hills', to beat the summer in north India. Despite the limitation of carrying a negative RT-PCR report for entering the state, tourists are flooding Mussoorie and Nainital, the popular hill stations of Uttarakhand. In the images, most of the tourists are seen flouting Covid-19 appropriate guidelines as they can be seen without masks. Meanwhile, highlighting the violations of the protocol in hill stations, ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said pictures (from hill stations) are "frightening".

Source: Hindustan Times July 06, 2021 15:33 UTC